THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Leadership Reception
to Precede Dinner for
Bnai David Cantor

Friday, August 15, 1969-17

Hormone Used by Nazis,
Now in Birth Control Pill,
Studied for Effect on IQ

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Hormones
used by the Nazis in their experi-
ments to sterilize Jews, now found
in one form of estrogenic birth con-
trol pills, produced an unusually
low IQ in the offspring of concen-
tration camp inmates subjected to
the hormone, an American psycho-
logist reported here.
Dr. J. Jofen of the City Univer-
sity of New York, at the Fifth
World Congress on Jewish Studies,
told a section of the congress deal-
ing with the Holocaust that in
studying the sterilization experi-
ments performed by the Nazis on
inmates of the Auschwitz concen-
tration camp, she had discovered
documents revealing that Nazi
Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler
had been interested in the develop-
ment of a drug that would cause
sterilization of enemies of the
Reich without their being aware of
it.
The records indicate that in
one set of experiments a hor-
mone synthesized from a plant
was administered through soup
given to the inmates, men and
women, who temporarily lost
their virility. Dr. Jofen discover-
ed that children subsequently
born to women subjected to the
drug were of lower average in-
telligence than children of con-
centration camp inmates not sub-
ject to the drug.
Dr. Jofen said she was making
Israel Sets Science Parley a study of this to ascertain if there
could be a similar effect on chil-
for 59 Countries
dren born to women periodically
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An inter using the contraceptive drug.
national conference on science and
education in underdeveloped coun- French Devaluation Seen
tries will open at the Hebrew Uni-
versity here Monday and will con- Having No Effect on Israel
tinue at the Weizmann Institute of
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel's finan-
Science in Rehovot.
cial leaders said Sunday that de-
The conference will draw 116 valuation of the French franc
delegates from 59 countries, among would have no affect on the Israeli
them Dr. Emile Darlin Zinsou, economy and that Israel has no
president of the West African re- intention of devaluing its own cur-
public of Dahomey, and Dr. Rene rency. Finance Minister Zeev
Maheu, secretary general of UNE- Sharef and David Horowitz. Bank
SCO. In addition, 28 ministers of of Israel governor, discussed
education and dozens of scientists France's monetary action in radio
from abroad will participate.
and press interviews.
Premier Golda Meir and For-
They noted that Franco-Israeli
eign Minister Abba Eban will trade is relatively small and that
address the opening session. Dr. Israel's foreign currency reserves
Maheu is scheduled to deliver the are in dollars, not francs, so that
keynote address on "educational there is no reason for devaluation.
prerequisites of the implement- Israeli financial circles nonethe-
ation and promotion of science in
less were closely watching British
developing countries."
reaction to the French devalua-
Fifteen students from under- tion.
developed countries who completed
Israel's economy is closely
a special course in agricultural linked to the pound sterling. But
economists are divided over
engineering have been awarded de-
whether Israel would be forced
grees by the Haifa Technion. They
were the last of four classes to to devalue its pound in response
Complete the special course, bring- to a devaluation of British cur-
rency. The last time the pound
ing the total number of graduates
sterling was devalued, Israel
to 82.
promptly followed suit. The
Among the graduates were three
Biafran students who, with five pound sterling stands at $2.40 at
the present rate of exchange.
others here, are unable to return
A slight increase in the price of
home because of the war there. All
have taken courses in Hebrew and black market dollars was regis-
in
Israel
until
tered
last weekend in the wake of
will seek to find jobs
the French devaluation, but the
they can go home.
financial market showed no signs
of concern.
America Must Respond
The Bank of Israel instructed all
to Israel's Needs-Lindsay other banks not to deal in French
NEW YORK (JTA) — Mayor francs as a precautionary measure.
John V. Lindsay told a Histadrut But the ban was not applied by
dinner that "Israel's greatest en- the Haifa port branch of the Bank
emy is the indifference of a world Leumi which exchanged the francs
whose attention is turned to other brought by a group of French
lands and other wars." America tourists who arrived for a two-
Must respond to Israel, the mayor week visit.
said in a speech to some 600 mem-
A bank spokesman said, "We
bers of the New York League for didn't want to spoil their holiday."
RistadruL

Henry Levy, former director in
Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and
North Africa, will be guest speak-
er at the Bnai David leadership
reception dinner 7 p.m. Wednes-
day in the Casino Room of the
Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. Dietary
laws will be observed.
The leadership reception is in
advance of the testimonial dinner
honoring Cantor Hyman J. Adler,
"Bnai David Man of the Year," on
his 25th year as cantor of the
congregation.
Sponsors of the reception are
Irving Belinsky, Morris J. Brand-
wine, Norman Cottler, Jack Kraiz-
man, Jack Lieberman, Mike Must,
Max Oitrow, Julius Rotenberg,
Joseph Shifman. Mendel Shifman,
Simon Shifman, Dr. Maurice M.
Silverman. Harold Soble, Max
Sosin, Melvin Volin and William J.
Weinstein.
The testimonial dinner, on be-
half of Israel Bonds, will be held
Sept. 3 in the social hall. For re-
servations, call Israel Bonds, 352-
6770, or the synagogue office, EL
6-8210. Rabbi Hayim Donin, who
has just returned from his year's
sabbatical in Israel, will present
the tribute to the honoree. Dr.
Silverman will be toastmaster.
Brandwine is dinner chairman,
with Jack Lieberman and Joseph
Shifman, co-chairman.

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Israeli-Arab Dance Troup
Performs in Denmark

COPENHAGEN (JTA)—A troup
of Arab and Jewish dancers from
Jerusalem is performing at Copen-
hagen's famed Tivoli Gardens, one
of Europe's two top nightspots.
The group is touring Denmark
under the auspices .of the People-
to-People program. They were re-
ceived on their arrival by the lord
mayor of Copenhagen, Israel's
ambassador, Mrs. Esther Herlitz,

and the Danish ambassador to Is-
rha, Sigvald Kristensen.
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